Hey guys... so yeah i am sooooo sorry about not posting sooner. I am a horrible person. Well i hope you like it!
Chapter 4
Will's POV
Will was not a big fan of Halloween, ok so that's not completely true. He liked the Halloween parties but he didn't like the candy or the children begging for it. Just recently he decided that he wanted to be a doctor. He had been toying with the idea for a long time and now decided that he should pursue it. So the fact that kids go around begging for candy that is unhealthy, doesn't strike Will as a good idea. However, he did like seeing the kids and their costumes. It was now a few weeks into November and he was still picking up empty candy wrappers.
Since Will's aunt was living with him and his dad, their condo was decked out for the holiday. Its Thanksgiving Will thought to himself, how can one person decorate so much for Thanksgiving? Auntie Artemis had gone all out, pumpkin decorations everywhere and it always smelled like cinnamon when Will came home. If this is what it is going to be like for Thanksgiving then I don't want to know how crazy she will be for Christmas.
Will sat down at the kitchen table with his morning cereal and picked up his laptop. He had been searching for a small apartment for himself that was closer to the city. Now that he knew exactly what his major would be he could take more serious classes. The hard part was finding one he liked, this one was too far, that one was too expensive, that one just looked sketchy, this one doesn't allow pets, on and on and on it went. It seemed like it was a never ending cycle of wrong choices.
Said pet jumped into his lap. Pluto was a black cat with green eyes. When she was happy she would go slightly cross eyed. She was 2 years old and the biggest baby. Will couldn't go anywhere without her following, it didn't matter where he went Pluto would follow. Will didn't mind, Pluto was his baby and nobody could take her away. He got her one day on his way home, Will walked past the pet store like he did every day and he saw the tiniest little kitten. From the moment he saw her he knew he had to have her.
In a way Will thought that seeing Pluto was kind of like seeing his Soulmate, only on a much smaller level. He hoped that when he saw Him he would instantly know, almost like his world has stopped. Sighing Will got up and headed to the store. He had a long list from his Aunt for Thanksgiving. They had some more family coming over for the Holiday so Auntie Artemis was cooking for an army. While wandering up and down the aisles marking things off his list Will gets a text from his dad. Will froze when he saw the text. His mother's parents were coming for Thanksgiving. That is not a big deal for most families, but for Will it was huge. 2 big reasons come to his mind first. First, he hasn't seen his grandparents since his mother's funeral, which was 14 years ago! 14 years! A lot has changed since then. The second reason was the fact that his grandparents were strongly against gays. Even at 6 Will can remember heated conversations with one of his cousins. His grandparents basically disowned her for being gay. Shit Will thought. They don't know about me and they are bound to ask about MY Soulmate. How am I going to tell them I am gay? I don't care what they think of me but I don't want them to strike out against my Dad or Auntie Artemis.
Will finished his shopping in record time and went home in a panic. Will had stopped caring what others thought about him being gay a long time ago, but you don't mess with his family. He knew it was wishful thinking but Will hoped that in those fourteen years that his grandparent's attitude had changed.
The days leading up to Thanksgiving had been horrible for Will. The news that his mother's parents were coming was weighing on his mind.
"Will what's up with you?" Auntie Artemis asked
"Wha…. Oh...Umm. It's just the thing with my grandparents"
Will and his aunt were in the kitchen preparing food for dinner that night. His family was coming to their house and they were eating at 5 so they would be arriving anytime now.
"Hey don't worry about it. Who cares about what they think anyway."
"It's not that I care about what they think of me, I care about how they will handle it. I don't want them to turn this around on you guys. I don't want them to say that it is your fault that I'm like this or that I need to be fixed or anything."
Auntie Artemis wrapped her arms around Will sighing, "Will dear you don't need to worry about us. We can take care of ourselves. But we love you for looking out for us."
"I love you guys too."
The two got back to cooking and the next thing they knew the doorbell rang. Will visibly tensed and from another room his dad called "I've got it".
Will and his aunt finished setting the table and had everything ready when his father led the two into the kitchen. An awkward silence filled the air that no one seemed to know how to fill.
Awkwardly Will said, "Felix, Lily, it's nice to see you again. How have you been?"
"We've been good" Felix answered, Will could hear the strain in Felix's voice. He could also tell from their body language that the two didn't want to be there.
"Well, let's go have a seat." Will's father led everyone to the table. They all sat down to eat and the conversation was kept at a minimum. There was idle chit chat and nothing of much importance, until it happened.
In a slightly condescending tone Lily asked, "So Will, have you met your girl yet?"
Will froze, he knew it would happen eventually but that still didn't stop his heart from trying to jump out of his chest. All eyes were on him.
Will cleared his throat, "oh umm…. No I haven't met him yet, I will next week."
His grandparents froze and a fork fell to the table. "Wait did I hear you correctly?" Lily asked.
"Yeah you did hear right, I meet him next week. I am looking forward to it."
Lily looked at Apollo and asked, "Is he serious because that is not funny."
"Yeah I'm serious, do you have a problem with that?" Will let the anger show in his voice.
"Of course I have a problem with it, it is unnatural and an illusion. You don't understand that this will pass and one day you will regret all that you have done. Look what has become of you. If you mother hadn't died this would not have happened! Your father let this happen" she then turned to Apollo and Artemis, "The two of you are to blame. For my daughter and for Will! What kind of parent and aunt would allow this?! All these years you have brainwashed my grandson into thinking that this is ok, if he was raised by his mother then..."
"Don't you dare turn this around on them. They have nothing to do with this, this is me and if you don't like it then you can get the hell out. I haven't seen you in 14 years so I don't give a damn about what you think of me. But don't think that I will sit here and let you blame them when nothing is wrong, they are MY family. You have no reason to be here, everyone was fine before you showed up. I will not let you tear them apart!"
"Alright alright alright, this has gone far enough. You will not speak this way to my son, there is nothing wrong or sick or messed up with him. I will not allow you to come into my house and start this, when I asked you to join us I wanted us to work past this and be a family again. If you are going to act this way then get the fuck out of my house." Apollo had stood up when he started to talk and now he was staring daggers at Lily.
"Felix, help me out here" Lily looked to her husband.
Felix could tell all eyes were on him, "Everyone here is entitled to an opinion" Wil groaned inwardly, he thought that his grandfather had not been listening or that he was going to have to hear the same thing all over again. But to his surprise Felix said "However in this situation I agree with Will. There is nothing wrong with whom he loves. I am actually proud of him for standing up for himself".
Lily stared at her husband in disbelief, "Where is this coming from Felix?"
"Lily dear, it is the 21st century now, the time has changed. It is not like when we grew up. Also, when I was growing up my best friend was gay. I have never had a problem with it, every time it came up you would rant and I couldn't get a word in otherwise."
Apollo had sat back down while the two were talking and now he said, "You are more than welcome to stay and act like civilized adult and if you can't, the door is that way."
Will could not help the smile that spread across his face. God I love my family. Will looked down at his wrist and his smile grew. Only 6 days 16 hours 24 mins and 4 seconds.
What did you think? Honestly it makes me incredibly sad that not everyone's family will accept them for who they are. I love you guys!
HAPPY READING!
